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| definition | term |
| inflammation of air sacs | Alveolitis |
| imperfect expansion/collapse of lung or part of lung | atelectasis |
| removal of 1/2 of voice box | hemilaryngectomy |
| instrument used to view voice box/facilitate endotracheal intubation | laryngoscope |
| creation of more or less permanent opening into windpipe | tracheostomy |
| lung disease caused by inhalation of an occupational dust | pneumoconiosis |
| pertaining to smell | Olfactory |
| blue condition/condition where skin is bluish due to lack of oxygen | cyanosis |
| sucking something into the lungs via the windpipe OR suctioning secretions from the lungs | aspiration |
| difficulty breathing | dyspnea |
| breathing easily ONLY when sitting up | orthopnea |
| not breathing | apnea |
| deep breathing | hyperpnea |
| shallow breathing | hypopnea |
| fast breathing | tachypnea |
| slow breathing | bradypnea |
| normal breathing | eupnea |
| runny nose | Rhinorrhea |
| surgical repair of nose | rhinoplasty |
| instrument to measure breathing | spirometer |
| the image obtained when performing spirometry | spirogram |
| breathe in | inhale |
| breathe outBronchial Bronchitis Bronchoscope Oral Thoracotomy Thoracostomy Thoracentesis Pyothroax Hemothorax Pneumothorax pleurodynia Rhonchus Epistaxis Asphyxia Hemoptysis Anosmia | exhale |
| high CO2 in blood | hypercarbia hypercapnia |
| low CO2 in blood | hypocarbia hypocapnia |
| lung disease caused by inhalation of iron compounds/AKA Welder's disease | Siderosis |
| lung disease caused by inhalation of coal dust/AKA Coal Miner's disease, Black Lung | anthracosis |
| caused by inhalation of stone dust/Stonecutters disease | chalicosis |
| referring to an airway | Bronchial |
| inflammation of airways | bronchitis |
| instrument used to examine airways | bronchoscope |
| referring to the mouth | oral |
| incision into chest | thoracotomy |
| creation of more or less permanent opening into chest to insert tube for drainage | thoracostomy |
| puncture of chest to remove fluid from pleural space | thoracentesis |
| blood in pleural space | hemothorax |
| pus in pleural space | pyothorax |
| air in pleural space | pneumothorax |
| pain in membranes surrounding lungs | pleurodynia |
| low pitched snoring sound indicating fluid in airways | rhonchus |
| nose bleed | epistaxis |
| without a pulse | asphyxia |
| spitting (coughing) up blood | hemoptysis |
| loss of sense of smell | anosmia |
| measuring many things during sleep/sleep study | polysomnography |
| written record of sleep study | pneumogram |
| infection/abnormal condition of lungs | pneumonia |
| removal of a lung | pneumonectomy |
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